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Apothecary is an archaic English term for a medical professional who formulates and dispenses materia medica to physicians, surgeons and patients. The modern terms pharmacist and, in British English,
An apothecary in the 15th century
An apothecary in the 15th century
A 15th-century French apothecary (at right)
A 15th-century French apothecary (at right)
Interior of an apothecary's shop. Illustration from Illustrated History of Furniture, From the Earliest to the Present Time from 1893 by Frederick Lit
Interior of an apothecary's shop. Illustration from Illustrated History of Furniture, From the Earliest to the Present Time from 1893 by Frederick Litchfield (1850–1930).
The Lady Apothecary, by Alfred Jacob Miller (between 1825 and 1870). Walters Art Museum, Baltimore.
The Lady Apothecary, by Alfred Jacob Miller (between 1825 and 1870). Walters Art Museum, Baltimore.
Materia medica
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Materia medica is a Latin term from the history of pharmacy for the body of collected knowledge about the therapeutic properties of any substance used for healing. The term derives from the title of a
Apothecary
…Apothecary () is an archaic English term for a medical professional who formulates and dispenses materia medica ('medicine') to physicians, surgeons and patients. The modern terms pharmacist and, in British English, chemist have taken over this role. In some…
Page from the 6th-century Vienna Dioscurides, an illuminated version of the 1st-century De Materia Medica
Page from the 6th-century Vienna Dioscurides, an illuminated version of the 1st-century De Materia Medica
Dioscorides, De materia medica, Byzantium, 15th century.
Dioscorides, De materia medica, Byzantium, 15th century.
Dioscorides De materia medica in Arabic, Spain, 12th-13th century
Dioscorides De materia medica in Arabic, Spain, 12th-13th century
One of the four covers (Arnoullet) of the "Lyons printers' tribute edition to Michel de Villeneuve" edition of the Materia Medica. By Michel de Villen
One of the four covers (Arnoullet) of the "Lyons printers' tribute edition to Michel de Villeneuve" edition of the Materia Medica. By Michel de Villeneuve & Pietro Andrea Mattioli, printed by Balthazar Arnoullet in 1554, in Lyons.